Beyoncé's highly anticipated Cowboy Carter tour has hit a few bumps in the road, with reports of slow ticket sales and even instances of crowd violence. However, insiders tell a news outlet that the superstar remains optimistic,

Beyoncé is set to electrify the Washington, D.C. region this Independence Day, bringing her blockbuster Cowboy Carter Tour to Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, for two highly anticipated shows on July 4 and July 7—weather permitting.

In its Grammy-winning exploration and illumination of the oft-obfuscated Black roots of American country music (and early rock ‘n' roll), Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter LP found the music icon squaring her personal catharsis (the album was largely made in response to her negative experience at the 2016 CMA Awards) with a look at how the recording industry mirrors the exploitation and discardment of Black minds and lives in America at large.